English 10--10/9/2018

Jump Off (5 mins.)
--At your assigned seat, you will find your Article of the Week/ThinkCERCA #1 active/purposeful reading.  Please read through the commentary that I have provided in an attempt to help you move forward.  Then, make one improvement to your work.  Be prepared to share your your evidence of moving forward with the rest of the class.
--The following students need to SEE ME at the end of class regarding Membean:

• Sarah B.
• Steffan G.
• Emma H.
• Cameron K.
• Jenna L.
• Jaelee R.
• Dawson S.
• Elijah S.
• Trent W.

S. the C. (8-10 mins.)
--You should leave class today... 

• having moved forward as an active/purposeful reader of nonfiction
• with a partially completed outline for a written response about technology changing modern protest in China
• having thought more about the essential questions that overarch our course
• Have your personal ideas shifted at all since the start of the school year?
• Do you have any idea whatsoever about what you will write in your End-of-Course Assignment?
• with some ideas about George Orwell's Animal Farm and a rough "game plan" for actively/purposefully reading the novella.

--Beginning with the end in mind:

ROUGH End-of-Unit Assessment Writing Prompt:
Write a text-based, grammatically sound, tightly-written response of two to three paragraphs.  In your response, respond to the following question so as to reveal a theme statement (central idea) drawn from Animal Farm: What is George Orwell's "thesis" about human nature as revealed in the story he tells?  Then, analyze how Orwell's use of characterization or symbolism (or...) helps develop his "thesis" about human nature.  Use at least three pieces of strong textual evidence spanning the entire text to support your analysis, and be sure to tie back to your claim often.

--Reminder: Really beginning with the end in mind!--the essential questions explored throughout the entirety of our course:

Why do people say what they say, do what they do, etc.?  What are human beings really like?  What is your "why?", and how is it related to your observations about/understanding of human nature?

--agenda/HW

Activity #1/Looking Ahead -- Article of the Week/ThinkCERCA #1 (25-30 mins.)
--Reminder: Written response prompt reread
--sample work shared
--a few additional annotations/annotation improvements shared via a drawing of cards

• Continue improving your annotations during this time.

--HW Time

• Quietly and independently, work on outlining your written response in preparation for typing the response in class next time.
• During this time, the following students need to SEE ME:
• Sierra G.
• Steffan G.
• Cameron K.
• Jenna L.
• Ryan M.
• Trent W.
• Haylee Y.

Activity #2 -- Exploring the Essential Questions (10-15 mins.)

--prepare to share quietly and independently

• Engage in independent reading if you have already shared your picture.

--five more pictures shared via a random drawing:

• Why did you select the picture that you did?  What is your current understanding of what human beings are really like?

Transition (1-2 mins.)

--Pick up the document with pictures and lines on it from the front table.

Activity #2 -- George Orwell's Animal Farm Pre-reading
--Directions:

• Take a thoughtful look at each of the pictures of a(n) animal(s) included within this document.  What does each animal/group of animals suggest to you/what might each animal pictured represent within Orwell's novella?  Write your ideas on the lines provided, and expect to share some of your ideas with the rest of the class.  As we share/discuss, expect me to ask the "why?" question often! 

--THINK/PAIR
--SHARE: "dump" potential meanings for each of the pictures on the SMART Board/engage in discussion
--Closure

• Based on some of the inferences we just made, what should we do as part of our active/purposeful reading of George Orwell's Animal Farm (the novella that we will begin reading/studying in the near future!)?

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment/Class Preparation)

--Complete 45 minutes of Membean training in three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 10/11 (see the "English Department Membean Routine" sheet).
HW (Take-Home Assessment)
--Finish outlining your AoW #1 written response as per the directions on the final page of the document.  Expect to type your written response NEXT class (Thursday, 10/11).

HW (Class Preparation)
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!

On the backburner:

• Introducing "Take a Stand" Activity and ThinkCERCA/Article of the Week purpose, framework, etc.
• Adding to "Interest Inventory"--selecting an initial research topic